• Digital Battlespace

  US Air Force ready to launch first advanced extremely high frequency satellite built by Lockheed Martin

  13th August 2010

  The US Air Force's first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite, designed and built by a Lockheed Martin team, is ready to launch …

• Defence Helicopter

  Lockheed Martin delivers TOPSCENE Tactical Terrain Visualization System to the UK

  13th August 2010

  Lockheed Martin recently delivered the TOPSCENE Tactical Terrain Visualization System, a mission planning and rehearsal software package, to the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense (MoD) …

• Defence Helicopter

  Helicopters launch from USS Peleliu in support of Pakistan relief efforts

  13th August 2010

  Two Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) launched from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu …

• Land Warfare

  Precision weaponry assists revised Afghanistan strategy

  12th August 2010

  A United Nations (UN) report measuring the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan has validated efforts to deliver more precision weaponry to coalition forces, industry …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  French Interior Ministry chooses Sagem's Patroller drone system for operational civil security trials

  12th August 2010

  Sagem (Safran group) has been selected by the Civil Security Division of the French Ministry of the Interior, in a competitive bidding process, to conduct …

• Digital Battlespace

  Cyber security company Lunarline, Inc. awarded multiple DIACAP contracts

  12th August 2010

  Lunarline, Inc. has been awarded multiple contracts to support the Department of Defense (DoD) Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP). These contracts and sub-contracts …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Portuguese Navy acquires SeeByte's SeeTrack military for use with GAVIA

  12th August 2010

  SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned underwater vehicles, announces the sale of SeeTrack Military to the Portuguese Navy. The Portuguese Navy …

• Military Logistics

  SkyBuilt power awarded US Army contract for Afghanistan

  12th August 2010

  SkyBuilt Power announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the US Army to provide rapidly deployable renewable energy power stations for Afghanistan. …

• Defence Helicopter

  SAIC awarded $49m contract to support US Navy's Military Sealift Command

  11th August 2010

  Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced it has been awarded a prime contract by the US Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC), Washington, D.C., to …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin announces successful demonstration of AMF JTRS Small Airborne Radio at US Army exercise

  10th August 2010

  Bringing the promise of secure, real-time, interoperable communications for warfighters one step closer to reality, the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System (AMF …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  L-3 acquires Airborne Technologies, Incorporated, expands UAS capability

  10th August 2010

  L-3 Communications has announced that it acquired Airborne Technologies, Incorporated (ATI) on August 4, 2010. ATI provides highly specialized aeronautical engineering expertise, manufacturing and operations …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  NATO AWACS progress: full control of an unmanned airborne system

  9th August 2010

  NATO AWACS cooperation with Boeing is coming to fruition: Control of the ScanEagle unmanned airborne system (UAS) by a NATO Airborne Warning and Control System …

• Defence Helicopter

  Iraq: technical support services

  9th August 2010

  The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of contractor logistics support for various helicopters for an …

• Digital Battlespace

  Cobham delivers 100th Low Band Transmitter to US Navy ahead of schedule

  9th August 2010

  Cobham's Sensor Systems celebrated a production milestone August 4th, when the company produced its 100th Low Band Transmitter Antenna Group, part of the AN/ALQ-99 Tactical …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Raytheon develops Next Generation Jammer technology for US Navy

  9th August 2010

  The US Navy has awarded Raytheon Company a $42 million contract to develop advanced electronic attack system technology known as the Next Generation Jammer. The …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  Combat Fighter Jet [Ireland]

  Programme Background  In February 2025, the Irish Minister for Defence and Tánaiste Simon Harris highlighted Irelands need to procure a new combat fighter jet to combat ...

• Fighter - multirole

  MiG-35 (Russia)

  The MiG-35 is a new-generation derivative of the twin-engine MiG-29 (NATO code-name ‘Fulcrum’) featuring multi-role combat capabilities, significantly reworked airframe and a vastly expanded arsenal ...

• AEW&C

  Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

  Programme Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Swiss Air 2030 - Combat Aircraft

  Programme Background Switzerland began the latest phase of flight and ground tests on 8 April 2019. In June 2019, Saab announced that the company’s in-development ...

• OPVs

  Samarth Class (Batch 2)

  Programme Background The Samarth class Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPVs) are a class of six in service with the Indian Coast Guard with a further five vessels ...

• ISR/special mission

  EC-37B Compass Call [USAF]

  Programme Background Requirement The retirement of the EF-111A in 1990 left the USAF largely out of the operational and tactical level radar jamming business. Lockheed Martin ...

• OPVs

  Vikram Class

  Programme Background The Vikram class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard are being built at the Kattupalli shipyard by Larsen and Toubro (L&T;)  Shipbuilding. ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Data links

  Data links | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Trainer

  Future Aircrew Training Program [Fixed-wing Aircraft Procurement] - Canada

  Programme Background The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through ...

• Military helicopters - light/training

  Future Aircrew Training Program (Helicopter Procurement) - Canada

  The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through two separate ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Greece)

  Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Major networking projects

  Air Policing

  Air Policing is a collective peacetime mission that requires NATO to take action against all violations and infringements of its airspace using agreed procedures. Supreme ...

• Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

  O-PEN Wall Penetration Radar

  SRC’s O-PEN sense-through-the-wall radar system, previously known as SOMISR II, was developed to address urban warfare requirements under a US Army Technology Objective programme. The ...

• Awing-F100J

  Awing-F100J is the latest UAV from Tianjin-based Quadrant Space (Tianjin) Technology and was displayed at the 11th Zhuhai Airshow in China for the first time ...

• RemoCopter-001

  The Uconsystem RemoCopter-001 is a very lightweight (1kg) quadrotor UAV dedicated to commercial and hobby applications, with an integrated EO payload. 

• Major networking projects

  Air and Missile Defence

  NATO Air and Missile Defence comprises all measures aimed at monitoring and reacting to potential air threats in NATO airspace, as well as countering hostile ...

• Major networking projects

  NATO SATCOM

  Leonardo has been awarded a turnkey contract to rationalise and upgrade NATO’s SATCOM systems and associated infrastructure. The company will design, build, test, commission and ...

• Major networking projects

  NATO DCIS

  Airbus is delivering the NATO Deployable Communication and Information System (DCIS). The project represents a major upgrade in the capability of NATO Response Forces (NRF) ...

• Land: RWS

  Qimek NATO

  Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS. The Qimek NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range day/night all-weather sights and a ...

• Land: RWS

  Nanuk NATO

  Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS, which was introduced in 2008. The Nanuk NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range ...

• Counter-UAS systems

  Blackbird

  The Blackbird UAV detection and geolocation system detects and locates both the UAV and its controller, using signal processing technology. It can be deployed interactively ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  V-RAPTOR

  Unveiled at LAAD 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, the V-RAPTOR is a tactical police armoured vehicle from domestic manufacturer Combat Armor Defense do Brasil.

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  Phoenix

  The Phoenix UAV is a delta-wing platform designed largely for civilian applications such as policing, border patrol, coast guard, fire-fighting and surveillance, as well as ...

• Destroyers

  TF-2000

  The TF-2000 class Air Defence Warfare (ADW) destroyers are part of Turkeys Milgem project to revitalise the fleet. The ships are intended to be NATO ...

• Air-to-air missiles

  Vympel R-27

  The Vympel R-27 (NATO reporting name AA-10 Alamo) is a Soviet air-to-air missile. It remains in service with the Russian Air Force and is also ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  SDR-H Special Role Radio

  In February 2018, Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) announced the development of the SDR-H Special Role Radio (SRR), designed for tactical and special operations. The SRR ...